This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, sorted by whether they lived in a homeless shelter. In 2022, about 12,986 homeless people under 25 in the United States lived outside of a homeless shelter.
Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status
The number of homeless people is based on point in time estimates, unduplicated one-night estimates of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. They are carried out nationwide during the last 10 days of January of each year by Continuums of Care (CoC).
Values prior to 2019 taken from previous reports.
*Data for 2021 does not include the count of unaccompanied homeless people experiencing unsheltered homelessness due to COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions.
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (February 12, 2023). Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status." Chart. February 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2023). Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated Number of Unaccompanied Homeless People under The Age of 25 in The United States from 2016 to 2022, by Sheltered Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), February 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727761/estimated-number-of-homeless-youth-in-the-us/
